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PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
VOL. IV. MARCH, 1895.
NO. I.
"THE SNAKE."
By H. A. LOOMIS,
YALE UNIVERSITY.
Each of the following parts should
be learned very carefully. When the
first step is understood proceed to the
second and then continue the two
next pass to the third and join th~
three together, and so on to the end.
DWR.~l~~~TlG~R. Read the paragraphs on
the motion entirely through before ex¬perimenting. noticing carefully the points as represented in the illustra¬tions. A knowledge of the chapter on club swinging in Dr. Anderson's Figure 1. book on light gymnastics should be
the grasp firm and without changinghad to obtain the best results and to
THE FIR.ST th . l' .
nOVE.' e me mation of the wrist
understand many of the sentences in straighten the arm right out to th~
what now follows.
side. (Figure 2.)
The thumb rests on the side of the
Bend the wrist down so that theknob, the first finger on the top, and
THE SECOND b .
n~VE. ottom of the club pomts
the other three fingers are closed
straIght up toward the ceiling, and at
THE GR.ASP. around the handle. Hold
the same time close the forearm un¬the club firmly but not tightly. This till it touches the upper-arm.
grasp does 110t chal1ge ulttil ;i{st at the finish of the "snake."
Holding the club with the above grasp, lift the club so that it rests on the upper part of the forearm parallel to the floor. having' the palm of the hand turned away from the body and P~~'Ik~7N~~R. the wrist slightly bent. This view is given because it shows the exact relation of the club to the hand and arm and should be studied carefully. It is not, however, the posi¬tion for starting. Holding the club in this way, the position for starting is obtained by keeping the elbow still and lifting the hand until the club is in a perpendicular position. Keeping

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
VOL. IV. MARCH, 1895.
NO. I.
"THE SNAKE."
By H. A. LOOMIS,
YALE UNIVERSITY.
Each of the following parts should
be learned very carefully. When the
first step is understood proceed to the
second and then continue the two
next pass to the third and join th~
three together, and so on to the end.
DWR.~l~~~TlG~R. Read the paragraphs on
the motion entirely through before ex¬perimenting. noticing carefully the points as represented in the illustra¬tions. A knowledge of the chapter on club swinging in Dr. Anderson's Figure 1. book on light gymnastics should be
the grasp firm and without changinghad to obtain the best results and to
THE FIR.ST th . l' .
nOVE.' e me mation of the wrist
understand many of the sentences in straighten the arm right out to th~
what now follows.
side. (Figure 2.)
The thumb rests on the side of the
Bend the wrist down so that theknob, the first finger on the top, and
THE SECOND b .
n~VE. ottom of the club pomts
the other three fingers are closed
straIght up toward the ceiling, and at
THE GR.ASP. around the handle. Hold
the same time close the forearm un¬the club firmly but not tightly. This till it touches the upper-arm.
grasp does 110t chal1ge ulttil ;i{st at the finish of the "snake."
Holding the club with the above grasp, lift the club so that it rests on the upper part of the forearm parallel to the floor. having' the palm of the hand turned away from the body and P~~'Ik~7N~~R. the wrist slightly bent. This view is given because it shows the exact relation of the club to the hand and arm and should be studied carefully. It is not, however, the posi¬tion for starting. Holding the club in this way, the position for starting is obtained by keeping the elbow still and lifting the hand until the club is in a perpendicular position. Keeping